Placide Nkundimana

Placide Nkundimana is a Rwandan fisheries and animal products professional with expertise in aquatic resources management, fishery economics, seafood safety, and animal product quality control. He currently serves at the Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA), focusing on animal products quality control, ensuring compliance with food safety standards and improving consumer protection in Rwanda.

Placide holds a Master of Fisheries Science from Pukyong National University, South Korea, where he specialized in finfish aquaculture, eco-friendly fish culture systems, fisheries physiology, seafood safety, and fisheries governance. He also earned a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Animal Production from the University of Rwanda, with competencies in animal nutrition, aquatic resource management, animal products technology, and agricultural extension.

He has extensive professional experience in both public and private sectors, including animal product inspection at MINAGRI, livestock research at RAB, and agribusiness coordination at GAI Ltd. Placide has participated in numerous international trainings on food safety, zoonotic diseases, aquaculture biosecurity, and sustainable fisheries practices across USA, Sweden, South Korea, and Tanzania.

He is fluent in English, French, and Kinyarwanda and is recognized for his strong communication, organizational, and team management skills.